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TJ Ward just got cut by Denver.
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BOSS will land on his feet. I would have thought they'd let him play out his contract and see if they could get a comp pick from him if they think they have his replacement on the roster, but then again next year he'll be 31 and may not command the same salary.
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Johnny Mundt made the rams roster as a undrafted free agent. TJ Ward signed with the Bucs
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Looks like Evan Baylis is starting tonight and playing a heavy role with a bunch of injuries to the wrs and tes for Houston. Jake Fisher starts at RT for cincy
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Did anybody catch the Titans/Seahawks game yesterday? Mariota started out very slowly the first 3 drives but found his groove and finished 20-32 for 225 yards and 2 TD's and something like 30 yards rushing. He also had a rushing score called back for a bogus hold. The OL seems to be even better this year than last year when it was pretty dang good...Mariota only was hurried twice yesterday and not touched in the pocket against a pretty stout Seattle DL. Richard Sherman took a cheap shot out of bounds when he launched himself at Marcus after the play was over causing the OL to let him know that wasn't going to fly. If you want to see how well Marcus is liked just watch the video and then read what his linemen said about it after the game. Taylor Lewan went to Sherman after the game and told him what he thought of it too. Lewan is one crazy dude who I wouldn't want on my bad side. Titans have built a pretty dang good team. They still need some help on defense but man that offense is absolutely stacked and fun to watch. Murray and Henry is probably the best RB tandem in the NFL and that takes a lot of pressure off of Marcus where he doesn't have to be perfect to win...most young QB's don't have that luxury.
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Kenjon back with Philly after Sproles gets injured and is out for the year.
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Read an interesting stat...Marcus Mariota has been pressured 6 times this season in 3 games. Russell Wilson has been pressured 44 times. The Titans have put him in a better position to succeed than I ever thought they could when they drafted him. He's been getting a lot of love throughout the league for his play, toughness and leadership.
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ArkansasDuck wrote:Read an interesting stat...Marcus Mariota has been pressured 6 times this season in 3 games. Russell Wilson has been pressured 44 times. The Titans have put him in a better position to succeed than I ever thought they could when they drafted him. He's been getting a lot of love throughout the league for his play, toughness and leadership.
That is an amazing stat! You would think his stats would be better with that kind of time in the pocket.


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ArkansasDuck wrote:Read an interesting stat...Marcus Mariota has been pressured 6 times this season in 3 games. Russell Wilson has been pressured 44 times. The Titans have put him in a better position to succeed than I ever thought they could when they drafted him. He's been getting a lot of love throughout the league for his play, toughness and leadership.
That is an amazing stat! You would think his stats would be better with that kind of time in the pocket.
This is why some NFL types and fans still think he's not a good QB. Anybody who's watched all 3 games would understand he's done exactly what's been asked of him in the offense. With the Texans game coming up this week, it will mean that the last 3 games have all been against teams with a great defensive roster and the gameplan has been to run the ball and throw more sparingly. Jonnu Smith however looks to be Delanie Walker 2.0, Taywan Taylor looks better than Kendall Wright ever did and Corey Davis while injured, has looked to be a true #1 when on the field in his limited action. As the season goes on those numbers are going to get a lot better for him as a passer but he's still not going to look like Drew Brees.

The bigger thing here in that number is how Tennessee has done a better job of finding first round talent on the OL. If you go look over the names of 1st round Tackles, Lewan, Conklin and Tyron Smith are about the only young ones you can find who have panned out with a high percentage of busts or guys that had to move inside to Guard to be serviceable. In Preseason it was abundantly clear that the pass blocking of the OL was world's better than last season and through 3 games it wasn't a joke.
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Duck07 wrote:
duckduckgoose wrote:
ArkansasDuck wrote:Read an interesting stat...Marcus Mariota has been pressured 6 times this season in 3 games. Russell Wilson has been pressured 44 times. The Titans have put him in a better position to succeed than I ever thought they could when they drafted him. He's been getting a lot of love throughout the league for his play, toughness and leadership.
That is an amazing stat! You would think his stats would be better with that kind of time in the pocket.
This is why some NFL types and fans still think he's not a good QB. Anybody who's watched all 3 games would understand he's done exactly what's been asked of him in the offense. With the Texans game coming up this week, it will mean that the last 3 games have all been against teams with a great defensive roster and the gameplan has been to run the ball and throw more sparingly. Jonnu Smith however looks to be Delanie Walker 2.0, Taywan Taylor looks better than Kendall Wright ever did and Corey Davis while injured, has looked to be a true #1 when on the field in his limited action. As the season goes on those numbers are going to get a lot better for him as a passer but he's still not going to look like Drew Brees.

The bigger thing here in that number is how Tennessee has done a better job of finding first round talent on the OL. If you go look over the names of 1st round Tackles, Lewan, Conklin and Tyron Smith are about the only young ones you can find who have panned out with a high percentage of busts or guys that had to move inside to Guard to be serviceable. In Preseason it was abundantly clear that the pass blocking of the OL was world's better than last season and through 3 games it wasn't a joke.
That's exactly right. Personally I love the way they've brought Marcus along. They're not putting the entire offense on his shoulders and allowing him to learn the game, learn NFL defenses and gain confidence...not many teams that draft QB's high are able to do that. It's obvious what their identity is, they are a physical, smashmouth style of an offense BUT with plenty of play action and QB runs...it's really fun to watch and really unlike anything else in the NFL currently. Marcus has the best line in the entire NFL, which is great considering he had the worst his rookie year. There's not a better blocking team on offense, from RB's to WR's/TE's to OL they pride themselves on being able to block. Goes to show how good of a GM Robinson is. They laid out their "exotic smashmouth" vision last year and the players bought in and it's obvious they're enjoying it. As Marcus grows, and as Davis grows, he will start putting up the stats...he's a very good QB but still has a lot to learn but he's in about the best spot he could be when it comes to protection and supporting cast. The future is bright in Tennessee, and Mariota will be a household name in a year or two I guarantee it. By the way, I absolutely love watching Derrick Henry in the backfield with Mariota. One play Mariota will keep it and run right by a linebacker, the next play he will give it to Henry and he will run right OVER a linebacker. It's really amazing to watch.
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Titans have pooped their pants to start the game vs the Texans but Marcus just had a 34 yd TD run.

I'm listening to the Titan's radio feed here: http://www.1045thezone.com/
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Marcus out of the game now with a strained hamstring.
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Mariota is day to day.

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Watching the Niners game, Deforest Buckner was a menace in the back field.
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